Convertible toy



S. A. BROCKWAY.

CONVERTIBLE TOY.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 3, 1920.

1 348,262. Patented Aug- 3, 1920.

3 SHEETS-SHEET S. A. BROCKWAY.

CONVERTIBLE TOY.

APPLICATlON FILED MAR-3,1920.

Patented Aug. 3,, 1920.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

S. A. BROCKWAY.

CONVERTIBLE TOY.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 3, 1920.

Patented Aug. 3, 1920.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

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This invention relates to the artof toys, and particularly to theconvertlble kind,

wherein the parts are changeable to various positions,

or one part substituted for another and vice versa, and so on wherebyvarious articles of" toy furniture may be constructed.

Primarily, a to of this the invention aims to provide kind, which issimple and practica in construction, consisting of very few parts, andcapable of being very cheaply p made, the result being that the entiretoy can be sold at a very reasonable profit.

Another object involves a toy which can be Very easily knocked down andtaken apartjand then arran ed in a compact form, the main support 0 thetoy acting as a frame of a boxing, while certain parts of the toy act asthe sides so as to receive the other parts. The whole in this compactform is capable of being carried in a suitable case, such as illustratedin the drawings, so that the toy can be either stored away or be carriedfrom one place to another very easily and conveniently.

While the design and construction at present illustrated and set forthis deemed preferable, it is obvious that as a result of a reduction ofthe invention to a more practical form forcommercial purposes, theinvention may be susceptible to changes, and the right to these changesis claimed, provided they scope of What is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts,asWill be hereready to be disposed in the casing arranged Fig. 2 is apdrspective .view of certain parts of the toy to be used as astand,table or game board,

Fig. is a view in perspective of the toy are comprehended within theSpecification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 3, 1920. App1loatio nfiled larch a, 1920.. sem no. 302,919. I

showing certain of the arts arranged to provide .a simple form 0 deskand writin table with a back piece in the rear, an when the partsare soarranged, it is very easy to convert this form or construction into ablackboard, such as shownin Fig. 6.

Fig. 4 is "a View in perspective showing the parts arranged to provideanother form of writing desk, there being means thereon for containingenvelops, writing paper and thelike,

Fig; 5 is a sectional view on line 5-5 of Fig 4,

' ig. 6 is a perspective view showin the parts of the toy arranged toprovide a black board, the parts having been moved from the positionshown in Flg. 3 to provide such a black board,

Fig. 7 is a View in pers ective' showing the arts of the toy arrange toprovide another form of black board,

Fi 8 is a perspective View of the, toy, showing the parts thereofarranged to construct a chair having the sides, the seat and the back,and

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of certain" parts of the toy arranged toprovide arack.

Referring more especially to these drawings, l designates the main frameof the toy, and which comprises the vertical side pieces 2, the lowertransverse brace 3 and the upper transverse brace4. The brace 3' isarranged in a horizontal plane, and has its ends connected in anysuitable manner as by means of a mortise and tenon joint 5 with theinner adjacent faces of the vertical side pieces 2. The upper transversebrace 4 is secured upon the rear edges of the vertical. side pieces 2,as shown at 6. The lower ends of the side pieces 2 of the main frameextend downwardly beyond the transverse brace 3, and constitute bracingmeans 7 for the supporting legs 8. These supporting I legs are held 1nplace as shown. For instance, the under face. of the brace 3 adjacentits ends is provided with right angled pieces 9 which are disposed'asshown clearly in the drawings particularly Fig. 4 to provide spacesbetween the extensions and the angle pieces. The legs may be anysuitable construction or design,

the horizontal flanges of the angle pieces I preferably as shown, j

and the upper innerfaces of these legs have will enter the groove 10 ofthe legs, thereby connecting the legs to the main structure of the toy.It will be noted that by reason of the le engaging between the anglepieces an the extensions 7, the legs are thoroughly braced relatively toeach other. The inner faces of the vertical side pieces 2 of the mainstructure are provided with a plurality of transverse rooves 11- 12 and13. The inner faces 0 the vertical slde pieces 2 of the main structureneartheir forward and rear edges are also provided with vertical ooves14 and 15.

The toy inc udes a pair of boards 16 and 17, each of which comprises themiddle body portion 18 and the end cleats 19, which are connected tothe'opposite end edges of the body part 18 by means of the grooves 20.

When the arts of the toy are arranged in compact orm, for insertion in acase,

such as shown at 21 in Fig. 1, these boards are arranged to engage thevertical grooves 14 and 15 as shown clearly in Fig. 1, thereby providingthe opposite sides of a container for the various other parts of thetoy. In order to hold the boards 16 and. 17 1n the grooves 14 and 15, aholding member 22 is provided. This holding member 22 comprises the endelements 23 which are connected by a rod 24, and these elements 23 aredisposed to engage the uppermost transverse grooves 13 of the innerfaces of the vertical sides 2 of the main structure. It will be notedthat the end elements 22 will overlie or engage the upper edges of thetwo boards 16 and 17 and act to retain them'in position.

However, before placing the holding member 7 22 in such position, theother parts of the toy are placed in the container formed by the mainstructure and the opposite boards 16 and 17. In fact the other parts ofthe toy consist ofthe legs, the envelop and paper holder 25, and theornament piece or member 26, such as shown in Figs. 3, 4: and 6.

By a careful inspection of the drawings, it is obvious as to how thevarious parts are arranged to construct the various articles asdisclosed. For example, in. Fig. 2, one of the boards, say for instance,the board 16 is arranged to engage the opposite uppermost transversegrooves 13 of the vertical side pieces of the main structure, therebyproviding either a stand, table or game board. The reason that thisstructure can be used as a game board is that the board 16 on one facethereof is provided with a checker board field or face 27, the use ofwhich is clearly apparent. However, it is to be understood that theother board 17 can be used to form the stand or table.

Referring to Fig. 3, it will also be noticed that the board 16 alsoconstitutes the horiof the toy, and it will be observed that the board16 enga es the lowermost transverse zontal portion of a simple" form ofdesk, while the board 17 is employed as a back of the desk. In fact, theboard 17 notonlyconsame grooves, but in the rear.

stit utes the back of this simple form of desk,

eferring to Fig. 4, it is obvious that the. I

boards 16 and 17 are arranged to provide another form 'of desk and inthis instance, the board 16 also engages, the uppermost grooves 13,,while the holder 22 engages the The board 17 also in this instanceengages .the opposite vertical grooves 15 of the inner face of the sidesof the main structure, and is designed to be sup orted by the holder 22.The envelop and writing paper holder 25 in this example of convertingthe toy, is disposed to be supported on the holder 22. It will be seenthat the board 17 which also in this instance may constitute a blackboard, is disposed to the rear of the envelop container 25, whereas theboard 16 projects forwardly from the container. 26 in this case isconnected to the upper edge of the board 17 In Fig. 6, the boards 16 and17 are arranged in the main supporting structures to provide a blackboard. The board 16 engages the uppermost grooves 13, while the board 17engages the front vertical grooves 1 1 of the side pieces so that thelower edge of the board 17 can rest upon the upper surface of the board16, and in this instance one edge portion of the board 16 extendsforwardly of the board 17 to provide a ledge 30 upon which chalk and aneraser may be supported if so desired. The ornament piece 26 in thisinstance is engaged with the upper edge of the board 17 In Fig. 7another form of black board is provided and in such case the boards 16and 17 are disposed to engage the forward vertical grooves 14 of theside pieces so that the upper board 17 will act as the black board. Inthis arrangement, the ornament piece has its groove 31 engaging one edgeof the board 17 and which board is inverted to that shown in the otherfigures so that the ornament piece 26 engages between the edges of thetwo boards. The ornament piece is angular, and the part 32 thereof pro-The ornament member trudes forward of the two boards, thereby ment pieceextends downwardly on the rear.

of the board 16.

In Fig. 8 a chair is constructed by parts 5 grooves 11, while the board17 engages the rear vertical grooves 15 of the side pieces 2 of the mainstructure. The board 17. rests upon the board 16 in this case, so as toprovide a chair back, whereas the board 16 constitutes a chair seat, andthe side uprights 2 of the main structure act as the sides or arms ofthe chair. If desired the board 16 canbe disposed in engagement with theintermediate groove 12 instead of in the groove 11, and as in Fig. 3engaged with the uppermost grooves 13.

Fig. 9 discloses a rack, which may be constructed from certain parts ofthe toy. This rack employs the main structure, and the holder 22, theend elements 23 of which engage the uppermost grooves 13 of the sidepieces of the main structure.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and usefulis- 1. In a toy of the, kind set forth, the combination with a mainsupporting structure provided with detachable legs and having uprightside pieces, the adjacent faces of the side pieces having vertical andtransverse grooves, .and a pair of boards adapted to engage either thevertical grooves or the horizontal grooves to construct various toyarticles.

2. In a toy of the kind set forth, the combination with a mainsupporting structure, of detachable legs therefor, said main structurecomprising upright side pieces, the adjacent faces of which beingprovided with parallel vertical grooves adjacent their forward and rearedges and transverse grooves, a pair of boards-adapted to engage thevertical grooves to provide forward and back pieces of a container forthe reception of ornament parts of a toy. I

3. In a toy of he kind set forth, the combination with a main supportingstructure, of detachable legs therefor, said main structure comprisingupright side pieces, the adjacent faces of which being provided withparallel vertical grooves adjacent their forward and rear edges andtransverse grooves, a pair of boards adapted to engage the verticalgrooves to provide forward and back piecesof a container for thereception of ornament parts of a toy, one of said boards adapted toengage any of saidopposite horizontal grooves, to provide differentarticles of furniture. v

4. In a toy of the kind set forth, the combination with a mainsupporting structure, of detachable legs therefor, said main structurecomprisin u ri ht side pieces the adjacent faces 0 w ic being providedwith parallel vertical grooves adjacent thelr forward and rear edges andtransverse grooves,

a pair of boards adapted to engage the vertical grooves to provideforward and back pieces of a container for the reception of ornamentparts of a toy, one of said boards adapted to engage any of saidopposite horizontal grooves, to provide different articles of furniture,the other board adapted to engage certain of said vertical grooves andcooperating with the board which engages the horizontal grooves toprovide other articles of furniture.

5. In a to of the kind set forth, the combination wit a container, of aknock down toy adapted to be converted into different articles offurniture, said toy comprising a plurality of furniture sections,cooperating'with each other to form a second container to enter thefirst container, and adapted to receive certain of the other furnituresections.

6. In a device as set forth, the combination with a portable container,of a knock down toy comprising a main sup orting structure, legs and apair of boar connections between said main supporting structure and saidboards, whereby the boards may be disposed in opposite front and backparallel planes, to provide a sec- ,ond container to enter the firstcontainer,

7 In a toy of the kind set forth, the combination with a plurality oftoy article constructing members, of a main supporting structureprovided with legs and having upright side pieces, thead acent faces ofthe side pieces having vertical and transverse rooves, either of whichor both adapte to receive certain of said members to construct toyarticles.

8. In a toy of'the kind set forth, the combination with a plurality oftoy article constructing members, of a main supporting structureprovided with legs and having upright side pieces, the adjacent faces ofthe side pieces having vertical-and transverse grooves, either of whichor both adapted to receive certain of said members to construct toyarticles, said grooves of the side pieces of the main structure also.adapted to receive certain of said members SCOTT A. BROCKWAY.

